Israel said it destroyed Hezbollah strategic missile site near Syria

The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had destroyed one of Hezbollah's top strategic missile sites near the border with Syria, hours before an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire took effect.

The Israeli jets hit an underground complex that was used to produce surface-to-surface missiles and store precision weapons, the military said, with the help of Iran.

"The site was located in an underground compound near the Syrian border. Due to its proximity, the site was a central point through which thousands of weapons components and even terrorist operatives were smuggled from Syria and Lebanon," the military said.